Mbili will take on the 1,6 kilometre long ‘Nedbank Green Mile’, situated in Kloof. He hopes to raise money for other child paraplegics in a similar situation to himself.

Four years ago, Mbili lost both his legs due to a bacterial infection, leaving the Diepsloot youngster in a wheelchair. His life had been turned upside down and he battled to adjust.

Mbili struggled to commute to school, as most taxis would refuse to pick him up, but with the help of non-profit organisations One School at a Time and the Jumping Kids Foundation, Mbili was fitted with prosthetic legs.